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Mary SMITH1 No. 05-P-283. Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex. Argued March 21, 2006. Decided August 17, 2006. Page 671 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Page 672 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Page 673
James B. Krasnoo, Andover, for the defendant.
Katie Cook Rayburn for the plaintiff. Present: COWIN, DREBEN, & MILLS, JJ. COWIN, J. We address again efforts to obtain relief in difficult personal circumstances within the limited provisions of G.L. c. 209A (governing certain acts between family or household members that constitute "abuse" as therein defined). The defendant, Stephen Jones, appeals from both an ex parte abuse prevention order and a subsequent extension order that required that he refrain from contact with the plaintiff, Mary Smith. He asserts that the evidence was insufficient in each proceeding to support a finding of abuse as contemplated by the statute, and consequently that the judges below lacked authority to issue protective orders. We agree in part. While the evidence presented initially was adequate to justify an ex parte order, the evidence at the extension hearing was not sufficient to establish that abuse had occurred. 1. Background. We recite the material facts as they appear from the findings below or otherwise from the record. The plaintiff and the defendant met in the sixth grade and, in July, 2002, when each was thirteen, began a dating relationship. In March, 2003, their relationship became intimate, the intimacy continuing when they entered a new school in September, 2003. The sexual aspect of the relationship was voluntary, although at least some of it Page 674 came about because the plaintiff desired to accommodate the defendant. In January, 2004, the couple broke up, but continued periodic sexual activity until the defendant left school in March, 2004. The night before the defendant left school, he sent the plaintiff an electronic mail message (e-mail) that he wished he could "stab [her] in the heart." However, the plaintiff never took the threat seriously, and never experienced concern that the defendant would actually do her physical harm. During the dating relationship, the plaintiff suffered from depression and was treated for the condition by psychologists. In December, 2003, the plaintiff wrote an English paper describing her condition and referring to the support she received from the defendant. Nevertheless, after the relationship ended, the plaintiff reflected in her journal that the sexual activity had been "painful" and "wrong," and that the defendant's convincing her that the activity was the right thing to do was rape. In August, 2004, by which time the parties' sexual relationship had been over for five months, the plaintiff heard from a friend that the defendant would be attending a school located in the same community as her own school. She discussed this with her psychologist, decided to tell her mother of the sexual nature of the previous relationship,3 and did so on August 18, 2004. On August 23, 2004, the plaintiff's mother filed, on behalf of the plaintiff, a "Complaint for Protection From Abuse" pursuant to G.L. c. 209A. An ex parte hearing, at which the plaintiff testified, was held on the complaint that same day. Although much of the tape of the hearing is inaudible, the record does contain testimony by the plaintiff that the defendant had sent the e-mail stating that he wished he could stab her in the heart. She testified also that she feared that the defendant would embarrass her at her school. On the strength of this testimony, a judge issued a temporary abuse prevention order. On September 3, 2004, a hearing was conducted before a second judge to determine whether the order should be extended. The plaintiff's English paper and the journal entry referred to above were introduced in evidence. In addition, she testified that she feared that the defendant might come to her school, and that being around him caused her to become so nervous that she physically shook. She expanded on this by explaining that, while the defendant had not harmed her or threatened to do so, she was afraid that he could "humiliate" her, say "terrible things" to her, tell others "terrible" and "humiliating" things about her, and thus upset her and "put [her] into a bad mental state." She admitted that she did not fear physical harm at the hands of the defendant as a result of his e-mail. There was no evidence either that the couple had had contact since March, 2004, or that the defendant had given any indication that he would contact the plaintiff in the future. The judge found that the plaintiff had a reasonable fear that the defendant, once he entered the nearby school, would attempt to resume their sexual relationship, and concluded that this would constitute "abuse" as defined in G.L. c. 209A, § 1, because, given the plaintiff's age, the sexual activity would be nonconsensual. See G.L. c. 265, § 23. He stated in addition that there was "some risk of potential future physical abuse, based on the throat-grabbing at the dance4 and the Internet Page 675 threat." Accordingly, the judge extended the order for one year, a period that ended on September 3, 2005. 2. Discussion. Pursuant to G.L. c. 209A, §§ 3 and 4, a judge may impose certain orders, among others, requiring that a defendant refrain from abusing, refrain from contacting or merely stay away from a plaintiff upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence, see Iamele v. Asselin, 444 Mass. 734, 736, 831 N.E.2d 324 (2005), that he or she is "suffering from abuse." The complainant must establish facts that justify both the issuance and the continuance of an order. Ibid., citing Frizado v. Frizado, 420 Mass. 592, 596, 651 N.E.2d 1206 (1995). The statute was enacted to address the problem of domestic violence, see Jones v. Gallagher, 54 Mass.App.Ct. 883, 886, 768 N.E.2d 1088 (2002). "Violence brought on by, or exacerbated by, familial relationships was the `mischief or imperfection to be remedied' by c. 209A." Turner v. Lewis, 434 Mass. 331, 334, 749 N.E.2d 122 (2001). The statute is not a general catch-all for the regulation of all human relationships that run into difficulty, no matter how compelling some of those difficulties may objectively be or subjectively seem. At the outset, the statute applies only to acts "between family or household members," a class that includes individuals who "are or have been engaged in a substantive dating or engagement relationship." G.L. c. 209A, § 1(e), as inserted by St.1990, c. 403, § 2. The defendant acknowledges that he and the plaintiff had a substantive dating relationship. Once that is established, the question is whether "abuse" has been demonstrated. "Abuse" is a defined term that further restricts the statute's reach. It consists of "the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between family or household members: (a) attempting to cause or causing physical harm; (b) placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm; (c) causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat or duress." While only G.L. c. 209A, § 1(b), requires explicitly that the harm feared be "imminent," we have interpreted §§ 1(a) and 1(c) to require imminent physical or sexual harm as well. See Dollan v. Dollan, 55 Mass.App.Ct. 905, 906, 771 N.E.2d 825 (2002) ("We also read the Legislature's language in § 1 [`attempting,' `placing,' and `causing'] as revealing an intent to limit the definition of abuse to the present tense"). A determination whether harm is imminent, however, may involve an inquiry whether the defendant has engaged in abusive behavior in the past, and whether such behavior is likely to resume. See, e.g., Litchfield v. Litchfield, 55 Mass.App. Ct. 354, 356, 770 N.E.2d 554 (2002); Dollan v. Dollan, supra at 906, 771 N.E.2d 825; Corrado v. Hedrick, 65 Mass.App.Ct. 477, 483, 841 N.E.2d 723 (2006). We turn to the record before us to decide whether the plaintiff satisfied her burden of proof under the precise statutory definitions at either the ex parte or the extension hearing. Notwithstanding that both the ex parte and the extension orders have expired, the appeal is not moot. The defendant "could be adversely affected by [the orders] in the event of future applications for an order under G.L. c. 209A or in bail proceedings ... [and] has a surviving interest in establishing that the orders were not lawfully issued, thereby, to a limited extent, removing a stigma from his name and record." Wooldridge v. Hickey, 45 Mass.App.Ct. 637, 638, 700 N.E.2d 296 (1998) (citation omitted).5 Page 676 A plaintiff may obtain a temporary protective order in an ex parte proceeding, provided that the defendant is given an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing within ten court business days after the ex parte order is entered. See G.L. c. 209A, § 4. In order to obtain an ex parte order, the plaintiff must demonstrate a "substantial likelihood of immediate danger of abuse." G.L. c. 209A, § 4, as amended by St.1990, c. 403, § 4. To extend an ex parte order, the plaintiff must show that he or she is suffering from abuse, or that a protective order is "necessary to protect her from the likelihood of `abuse.'" Iamele v. Asselin, 444 Mass. at 739, 831 N.E.2d 324. See G.L. c. 209A, § 3; Frizado v. Frizado, 420 Mass. at 596, 651 N.E.2d 1206. No presumption arises from the fact that a prior order has issued; it is the plaintiff's burden to establish that the facts that exist at the time extension of the order is sought justify relief. See Jones v. Gallagher, 54 Mass.App.Ct. at 889-890, 768 N.E.2d 1088. At the ex parte hearing, evidence of the defendant's e-mail statement that he wished he could stab the plaintiff in the heart was introduced. Much of the plaintiff's testimony is inaudible on the tape recording, and is therefore unavailable. As appellant, it is the defendant's obligation to provide an adequate record for review, see Commonwealth v. Robicheau, 421 Mass. 176, 184 n. 7, 654 N.E.2d 1196 (1995). The defendant, who obviously was not present himself or via counsel at the ex parte hearing, has done all that could be expected to resurrect the testimony.6 Even as supplemented, the transcript does not contain the plaintiff's statement that she did not believe that the defendant would actually harm her. In addition, when the judge asked the plaintiff whether she was afraid that the defendant would "come after her," the plaintiff's response was ambiguous at best.7 Given what could have been a threat, together with the plaintiff's uncertain response thereto, the judge permissibly concluded that there was a substantial likelihood of abuse as defined in G.L. c. 209A, § 1(b) ("placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm"), and justifiably issued an ex parte order. We acknowledge the implicit concern of the judge who presided at the hearing on the application to extend the order that, given their history, the renewed proximity of the parties presaged possible future unpleasantness or worse. That, however, does not translate by itself into a basis for G.L. c. 209A relief, and we are not persuaded by the evidence that the plaintiff sustained her burden under the statute. There has been no showing that the defendant attempted to cause or caused the plaintiff physical harm. See G.L. c. 209A, § 1(a). The closest that the testimony comes to such a proposition is the plaintiff's statement that, when the Page 677 parties engaged in anal intercourse, she experienced pain. We do not believe that pain associated with sexual activities in which the parties voluntarily engaged (see infra) constitutes "physical harm" as contemplated by the Legislature in the statutory definition of "abuse." Nor could the judge permissibly rely on the alleged "throat-grabbing" incident, where there was no evidence offered on the subject (it being addressed only in final argument). Furthermore, neither the judge nor the plaintiff appears to have treated the case as one embraced by § 1(a). Nor was there evidence that the defendant placed the plaintiff in fear of imminent serious physical harm. See G.L. c. 209A, § 1(b). In contrast to the evidence at the ex parte hearing, the plaintiff admitted that she did not interpret the defendant's stated desire to stab her in the heart as a threat to be taken literally. She testified instead that the defendant had not physically harmed her, nor had he threatened to do so. Accordingly, there was no basis for a finding of actual apprehension on the part of the plaintiff, a prerequisite for relief under § 1(b). See Iamele v. Asselin, 444 Mass. at 737, 831 N.E.2d 324. While inquiry in these cases often focuses on whether a given plaintiff's fear is reasonable, see Vittone v. Clairmont, 64 Mass.App.Ct. 479, 486, 834 N.E.2d 258 (2005), there must be at least fear or apprehension of some sort to begin with, or the definition set forth in § 1(b) is not satisfied. Instead, what the plaintiff described was a fear that the defendant would embarrass or humiliate her, thereby causing her mental or emotional harm. She testified also that the defendant's presence caused her to shake out of nervousness. However, "[g]eneralized apprehension, nervousness, feeling aggravated or hassled, i.e., psychological distress from vexing but nonphysical intercourse, when there is no threat of imminent serious physical harm, does not rise to the level of fear of imminent serious physical harm." Wooldridge v. Hickey, 45 Mass.App.Ct. at 639, 700 N.E.2d 296. While "physical manifestations of emotional harm resulting in the aggravation of preexisting medical conditions" might in some circumstances constitute "physical harm," see Larkin v. Ayer Div. of the Dist. Ct. Dept., 425 Mass. 1020, 1020, 681 N.E.2d 817 (1997), the physical manifestation of emotional distress to which the plaintiff testified here is not the physical harm to which the statute is addressed. The principal legal foundation of the judge's decision is found in G.L. c. 209A, § 1(c), and is embraced by his determination that there is "ample basis to conclude that the plaintiff currently and reasonably fears [the] defendant may attempt to resume their sexual relationship. Given her age, that would be involuntary, and so abuse." General Laws c. 209A, § 1(c), as amended by St.1990, c. 403, § 2, defines "abuse" as "causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat or duress." The judge appears to have equated the term "involuntary" with "nonconsensual." Of course the plaintiff, then less than sixteen, was legally incapable of "consenting" to sexual intercourse. See G.L. c. 265, § 23; G.L. c. 277, § 39. That does not mean, however, that the plaintiff necessarily participated in the sexual activities involuntarily. The plaintiff's testimony, together with her adolescence, make the question whether sex with the defendant was in fact voluntary difficult to answer. She testified that she did not enjoy certain aspects of the sexual activity, and in retrospect should not have permitted herself to become so involved. On the other hand, she also testified that she continued to Page 678 participate in order to please the defendant. Considering peer and other pressures to engage in sexual experiences to which young people are often subjected, the concept of voluntariness can become considerably ambiguous. It is unnecessary, however, to resolve the question on this record. In our view, the outcome does not turn on an absence of voluntariness per se, but rather on the reason for arguably involuntary sexual relations. General Laws c. 209A, § 1(c), is explicit that "abuse" in this context is causing engagement in sexual relations "by force, threat or duress." The record, even construed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, contains no basis for a finding that this occurred. There is no evidence that the defendant physically forced the plaintiff, or that he threatened her, or that he left her with no reasonable choice but to engage in sexual relations. See Commonwealth v. Perl, 50 Mass.App.Ct. 445, 446-450, 737 N.E.2d 937 (2000) (duress requires immediate threat, no reasonable opportunity to escape, and no other choice in the circumstances). In the absence of involuntary sex induced by force, threat or duress, the relationship cannot be regulated under G.L. c. 209A. The distinction is not arbitrary. The statute is devoted to the curbing of domestic violence, of which compelled sexual relations is one aspect. Apart from the e-mail discussed above, there is no evidence of violence or proposed violence in the parties' past relationship. Nor is there evidence that the defendant might attempt to force involuntary sex on the plaintiff in the future. In fact, there was no evidence that he had contacted her in any way between March, 2004, and the continuance hearing in September, 2004. The defendant's past acts may be punishable under the criminal law; they do not, for the reasons stated, justify application of the narrowly defined provisions of G.L. c. 209A. 3. Expungement. The defendant has requested that, in the event an order is vacated, we direct that the records regarding such order be expunged from the Statewide domestic violence record-keeping system because they provide no reliable information and therefore harm the defendant without any concomitant benefit to law enforcement or some other public interest.8 Briefs in this case were filed before issuance of this court's decision in Commissioner of Probation v. Adams, 65 Mass.App.Ct. 725, 737, 843 N.E.2d 1101 (2006), wherein we stated: "[A] judge has the inherent authority to expunge a record of a [c.] 209A order from the Statewide domestic violence registry system in the rare and limited circumstance that the judge has found through clear and convincing evidence that the order was obtained through fraud on the court." That is not the case here. "A `fraud on the court' occurs where . . . a party has sentiently set in motion some unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere with the judicial system's ability impartially to adjudicate a matter by improperly influencing the trier or unfairly hampering the presentation of the opposing party's claim or defense." Rockdale Mgmt. Co. v. Shawmut Bank, N.A., 418 Mass. 596, 598, 638 N.E.2d 29 (1994), quoting from Aoude v. Mobil Oil Corp., 892 F.2d 1115, 1118 (1st Cir.1989). That a plaintiff presents a claim that fails does not mean that she has perpetrated a fraud on the court, and nothing that has occurred in this proceeding remotely resembles such behavior. This being the case, Page 679 the limited exception discussed in Commissioner of Probation v. Adams, supra, which is based on the inherent authority necessary for the judiciary to function, id. at 729-731, 843 N.E.2d 1101, is inapplicable. The statutory requirement that there be maintained a Statewide registry of all abuse prevention orders, see G.L. c. 209A, § 7, thus controls, and we are not authorized to override it. See Vaccaro v. Vaccaro, 425 Mass. 153, 157-159, 680 N.E.2d 55 (1997). The defendant's position is not aided by Police Commr. of Boston v. Municipal Ct. of the Dorchester Dist., 374 Mass. 640, 661, 374 N.E.2d 272 (1978), where, while expungement of juvenile arrest records was permitted on the facts of that case, maintenance of the records in question was not required by statute but merely by choice of the police department. 4. Disposition. The ex parte abuse prevention order is affirmed. The extension order is vacated. The District Court shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of this decision in accordance with G.L. c. 209A, § 7, third par., and shall direct that agency to destroy all record of the vacated order. So ordered. --------------- Notes: 1. By her mother. 2. Because the parties are minors, we employ pseudonyms. See G.L. c. 209A, § 8. 3. The plaintiff's mother knew that the young people had been dating on a regular basis, but was not aware that the relationship had become intimate. 4. No evidence regarding a "throat-grabbing" incident at a dance was offered, although it was referred to in final argument. 5. The limit on the restrained party's ability to remove the "stigma" arises from the fact that, while vacated orders are removed from records of involved law enforcement agencies, they are not removed from the Statewide domestic violence record-keeping system. Wooldridge v. Hickey, 45 Mass.App.Ct. at 638, 700 N.E.2d 296. But see Commissioner of Probation v. Adams, 65 Mass.App.Ct. 725, 737, 843 N.E.2d 1101 (2006) (expungement authorized where order obtained by fraud on the court). 6. In connection with the record on appeal, counsel conferred with each other, and presented to the ex parte motion judge the recollections of the plaintiff's mother. The judge understandably had no memory of the precise testimony, but indicated that "the corrections or fill-ins ... make sense and are not contrary to my general recollection." 7. The transcript reads: THE COURT: "So you're not afraid that he's going to come after you now, or are you —" THE PLAINTIFF: "Yeah, I (inaudible)." 8. General Laws c. 209A, § 7, third par., directs only that records in the possession of "the appropriate law enforcement agency" be destroyed, and does not mandate that records be removed from the Statewide domestic violence registry. --------------- |
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"It lost me!"
I bought this book based on the rave reviews because I love mystery & thrillers. I haven't read any of the other books in the series as other readers have, so I'm not familiar about the characters, story lines, etc.
There were things mentioned in the story that I just didn't get...J.D. Robb kept using the terms "links" as I suspected the equivalent of a cell phone. Why didn't she just used normal terminologies? Did I miss something? After all, the story took place in NYC in modern days, right? How the heck was I supposed to know that "links" were?
Also, I wasn't impressed with the narration either. Rourke's Irish brogue made my ears twinged.
I'm only a 1/4 way through the story, but I don't know if I can finish it! Very disappointing.


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"I played for Coach Disler at Lasalle HS in the mid 1980's. He was the first organized basketball coach I had - a lot of good memories of that time,...Read More »
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"I am saddened to see the passing of my dear high school basketball coach. My sincere condolences to the family. May your memories of Jack bring you...Read More »
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"I along with Mr. Streich who posted earlier had Jack as a teacher in 8th grade and he too coached me in our 8th grade basketball team at John...Read More »
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"I wanted to pay tribute to a wonderful teacher and coach. Coach was our 8th grade basketball coach and teacher at John Marshall in South Bend, IN. He...Read More »
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10 of 35 | Posted by: "COACH ROLLIE" ROLAND LICHNEROWICZ - MI
"I am sorry to hear of your loss of Mr. Disler. I did not know him, but from what I have read, he was a great man, well respected, and loved by many....Read More »
11 of 35 | Posted by: Cindy Wilks - Kendallville, , IN
"Mr. Disler inspired a life long love affair with history, particularly around the "Greatest Generation." We had a really difficult environment,...Read More »
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"Coach Disler, thank you for everything you taught me in the classrom, on the basketball court and on the track. You led us to a city championship in...Read More »
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"I taught Junior Achievement's Project Business for several years during the 80's in Jack's classrooms at Lasalle & Washington High. He made sure...Read More »
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"Mr Disler was my 8th grade teacher 42 years ago. My most vivid (and practically only) memory of grade school was the time he shared his photo album...Read More »
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"It's been awhile since I've seen him (I'm 48), but I definitely remember the joy and the passion that he brought to teaching and coaching every...Read More »
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"Blaine, your dad was a great guy, and a good coach. It was great being your neighbor and friend growing up. The times we spent together are among the...Read More »
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"Dear Lavelle,
Sheila and I would like to express our condolences on the passing of Jack. He was a long time neighbor, friend and colleague. Jack...Read More »
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"to Jack's Family:
I kept the scoreboard for Jack's games when he was the girls basketball coach at Washington High School. We were good friends. I...Read More »
19 of 35 | Posted by: Peggy A. Winston - South Bend, IN
"What can I say about Coach Disler....what a man! A true gentlemen and a true role model. He was my 7th and 8th grade football coach and teacher. ...Read More »
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"Dear LaVelle & family,
I was sorry to read of Jack's passing. We worked together at Washington H.S. and saw each other at our LaSalle staff...Read More »
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"Mr Disler ws a dedicated, warm, sincere, man who loved his interaction with his players and students. He made learning fun and he cared about all his...Read More »
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"Rest in Peace, jack. We had some great times together when you were coaching LaSalle Boys' 9th & B-team and I was sponsoring cheerleaders - and...Read More »
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"Mr.Disler made learning fun and his teaching of Kennedy's death has stayed with me to this day and I will never forget his passion for coaching. RIP...Read More »
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"Thank you, Mr. Disler, for your years of service to thousands of young people. I really enjoyed my Government class with you back at LaSalle.
To...Read More »
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"I remember Mr Disler as a great teacher that also loved studying the Kennedy assassination. I also knew Jack the guy that liked little sports cars...Read More »
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"Thank you Coach Jack Disler for coming into the urban area at Central Middle School Downtown South Bend. Thank you for teaching us and coaching us....Read More »
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"Sorry for your loss. May he rest in piece.
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Jack Ray Disler passed away Monday February 11, 2013 at Emeritus in Fort Wayne. He was born in Fort Wayne December 14, 1932. He graduated from South Side High School in 1951. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Navy on the USS Kimberly from 1951-1953. He graduated from Indiana University and also earned his Master's Degree from Purdue. He became a teacher and basketball coach at several high schools in South Bend for 37 years most recently he spent the last 8 years at Washington High School coaching the girls basketball team. Jack also coached track and field but his love was coaching basketball. He went to every high school finals game in Indianapolis for 50 years. Jack enjoyed playing tennis and traveling with his wife. He was an avid Notre Dame fan, serving as an usher for the football team for 29 years and attending their basketball games for both men and women. Surviving are his wife LaVelle Essex Disler, daughter Kay Ellen McDaniel of Green Bay WI, son, Blaine Branch Disler of Paducah, KY, step daughters, Pamela (Charles) Gates of Crown Point, Diana Essex of Antioch, CA, Glenna Essex of Fort Wayne, step son, Donald Essex of Fort Wayne, brothers, Harold (Joyce) Disler of Seffner FL, sisters, Mary Lou (Charlie) Schoeph of Fort Wayne, Marcia (Stuart) Schwalin of Hurricane WV, Bonnie Schrock of Fishers, 5 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Mary Disler, infant daughter, Jill and son Scott Disler. A Memorial Service will be 3pm Friday, February 15, 2013 at D.O. McComb and Son's Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave, with calling from 1pm until the service. Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice or Alzheimer's Association. The family would like to express our thanks to Emeritus and Heartland Hospice for the wonderful loving care they gave to Jack. To sign the online guestbook go to www.mccombandsons.com


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The latest "Mike Trout is amazing" update is a doozy.
Trout's big weekend–which included starting back-to-back games with leadoff homers–has propelled the 21-year-old Angels rookie to 10.0 Wins Above Replacement for the season.
That's remarkable for a few reasons. One is that no other player, in either league, has more than 6.3 WAR this year. Beyond that, Trout wasn't called up until April 28 and has only played 117 of a possible 140 games. And finally, the last position player to reach double-digit WAR was Barry Bonds in 2004.
Via Baseball-Reference.com, here's a list of all the 10+ WAR seasons by position players since Trout was born in 1991:
YEAR WAR MIKE TROUT 2012 10.0 Barry Bonds 2004 10.3 Barry Bonds 2002 11.6 Barry Bonds 2001 11.6 Sammy Sosa 2001 10.1 Alex Rodriguez 2000 10.1 Cal Ripken Jr. 1991 11.3
And that's it, that's the whole list.
Assuming that he plays in each of the Angels' remaining 22 games Trout is on pace to finish with 11.8 WAR, which would be the most by any player since Carl Yastrzemski had 12.0 WAR in 1967. And the only other players in baseball history to top 11.8 WAR in a season are Babe Ruth (three times) and Rogers Hornsby.
Mike Trout: RIDICULOUS.
- stex52 - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Wow. So you think the kid will stick?
- bigleagues - Sep 10, 2012 at 5:11 PM
Certainly it's clear that he's no fish out of water.
- klbader - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Better watch out for the sophomore slump though. He'll probably fall back to a 7.5 WAR player next year. Lame.
- Glenn - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Even more amazing considering his age and presumed lack of PEDs that just may have tainted some on that WAR list.
- noodles42 - Sep 10, 2012 at 3:17 PM
"tainted some of them"????? Try everyone on that list except Trout and Ripkin.
- spudatx - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM
You mean HOF! HOF! HOF!
Kirby Puckett made the HOF with a 49 fWAR. Trout could conceivably pass that by age 25.
- number42is1 - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:03 PM
wow… calling for HOF and not even here for a season yet. its gonna be funny when all the "Trout sent down to the minors" blogs come out next season.
- stex52 - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Don't take this wrong. I hope we are watching a historic talent in the making. But this is way too early. He could blow out an ACL next week and never fully come back. He could lose the rhythm for the curve ball. He could decide to quit and join a Trappist monastery.
One year at a time, and enjoy what he has done.
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM
It was a play on what the previous commenter wrote. I felt he was mimicking what Trout might hear at an Angels game. I wasn't insinuating Trout was a hall of famer. You collectively chant for something that you want, not something that you already have. Trout already has the MVP.
"Congratulations on being elected, Congratulations on being elected, Congratulations on being elected" doesn't quite have the same fanatacism as "One more term, one more term, one more term".
What's the next step beyond MVP? "HOF, HOF, HOF"
- capsfan19 - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:53 AM
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM
of course someone named capsfan has to write in ALL CAPS.
Also, you're a dick.
- kopy - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:50 PM
And is a Washington Capitals fan that prefers the Harper brand of phenom.
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Yeah, I got that. It just seemed ironic, don't you think?
- chill1184 - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:54 AM
How can you not like this kid (with the exception of A's, Rangers and Mariners fans)?
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:36 PM
And Ray's fans. Our 2010 1st rounder just got suspended for testing positive for freaking meth. Our competetion's 2010 1st rounder is the greatest player ever.
(I still like the kid though)
(The meth head, not Trout)
(Okay, Trout too)
- lumpyf - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM
I'm a Mariners fan and I love Trout. You think Zduriencik wished he had drafted Mike instead of Dustin Ackley, he with the 624 ops, with the 2nd pick in the 2009 draft?
- jon623 - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Dude, I'm a Mariner's fan, always have been… and I still think Mike Trout is freaking awesome. He plays hard, he plays fast, and he does it all with a smile and a true love for this game.
Look out folks, he's gone el fuego.
- sdelmonte - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM
So in other words, without him the Angels are below .500? I don't know if there is any way to prove that, but WAR + gut feelings tell me that sounds about right.
- sirrealrainman - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:36 PM
Yea, no way to prove it.
Yet watching the team all year, it's absolutely positively a no-brainer that the Angels would be below .500 without him.
Vernon Wells injuring his thumb was the greatest thing to happen to the 2012 Angels – which led to the next greatest thing – one of the most impressive individual seasons ever (by a rookie to boot!)
- scatterbrian - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:56 PM
They were 7-13 when they called him up, 69-48 since…
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 10, 2012 at 11:59 AM
here's a list of all the 10+ WAR seasons by position players since Trout was born in 1991:
Is there a reason Arod's '01 season wasn't picked up? The link isn't populating for me, probably b/c I don't have a bref subscription.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:04 PM
err '00, not '01
- rickeye9 - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:03 PM
our we talking the complete war using defense too? if that's the case, how would we know Babe Ruth's? did we track his range and whatnot?
- dondada10 - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Great point. IMO, WAR before 2002 is mere speculation.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:42 PM
B.I.S. was tracking defense back in the 80s, and if you do some searching Rally/Sean Foreman have discussed how they handled dWAR for players before that.
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:46 PM
When Ruth played, ground rule doubles were considered homeruns. This could have a big impact. Trout gets high marks for taking home runs away. Maybe Ruth actually allowed them, even when he wasn't pitching.
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 4:46 PM
6 down, none up. I guess I'm wrong.
Wait, no I'm not.
- dondada10 - Sep 10, 2012 at 7:52 PM
I think the homerun oddity was that if it went out fair, but hooked and landed foul, it was foul.
- hittfamily - Sep 10, 2012 at 8:16 PM
That is true. It was also any ball beyond the wall. If it snuck under a bad fence. Home run. Bounced over, homerun etc. I was only for his first or second season, but the rule was still there.
- pipkin42 - Sep 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM
And year-to-year WAR is tricky due to the small defensive sample. He's a great defender – the number itself isn't super ironclad, though.
- dondada10 - Sep 10, 2012 at 8:20 PM
In fairness, WAR is defensively rooted in UZR. While UZR can fluctuate wildly for some positions (See Mark Texieria who's had some up and down numbers but always passes the eye test), center, short, and second are usually fairly true numbers.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 11, 2012 at 8:12 AM
fWAR uses UZR, bWAR doesn't. And Baseball Prospectus's WARP uses a 3rd.
- dwrek5 - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Is this going to make Clint Eastwood start talking to a chair again?
- vallewho - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:29 PM
Was Cal roiding? I mean he's no Mike Trout, and the others on the list are roiders…not that there's anything wrong with that IMHO.
- hushbrother - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Amazing, but to be taken with a grain of salt. Clearly Trout (and Ripken) gets a big WAR boost for defense. Even if WAR does accurately represent Trout's D, the Angels still have Peter Bourjos and Torii Hunter, great center fielders in their own right, available to play the position. The "replacement level" for center field defense on Trout's own team is so high, how can he be so far above it?
- garik16 - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:08 PM
Uh no. First of all, even if Trout was simply an average fielder, and thus had ZERO defensive rWAR, he'd STILL LEAD THE AMERICAN LEAGUE BY A WIN.
That's not something to be taken with a grain of salt.
Second, WAR doesn't adjust replacement level for team, because it's meant to be a measure that you can use for the whole league. When comparing Trout to Robinson Cano, why should you ding Trout for his team having a few other good defensive options in CF (I don't think Hunter is great at this point incidentally) – if he is still playing great D? That makes no sense. This point you're making makes some sense when figuring out where the Angels would be themselves without Trout, but not for comparing league leaders in value provided.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:46 PM
When comparing Trout to Robinson Cano, why should you ding Trout for his team having a few other good defensive options in CF (I don't think Hunter is great at this point incidentally) – if he is still playing great D? That makes no sense.
This makes total sense. Just think about it, Gehrig wasn't really one of the best players ever because he had Ruth on his team.
- garik16 - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Also, your case with Ripken is faulty too – In 1991, Ripken had 9 WAR from BATTING ALONE (he hit .323/.374/.566 as a SS before the steroid era). That of course led the league even before you took into account his defense.
He'd never hit even close to that level again, but seriously, don't dare try and impugn upon that season.
- Stiller43 - Sep 10, 2012 at 12:34 PM
The only people on that list (except for cal) were cheating, too.
- stlouis1baseball - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Jealousy alert.
- randygnyc - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Trout is the real deal. We'll see what adjustments the league makes for next year. If trout can then readjust, and stay healthy for a long time (of course, no guarantees), we could be looking at a legendary player. The tools are there. And they translate into performance. Some players perform well without the tools, but that doesn't last long. And some players with the tools never reach their potential. WOW!!
- ptfu - Sep 10, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Mike Trout's 2012 is
goodgreatlegendary.Barring a slump, he'll outproduce everyone else in his
outfieldteamrookie classleaguelifetime.Imagine if he'd been an Angel on Opening Day…
- dondada10 - Sep 10, 2012 at 8:55 PM
I know he plays center and has way more power, but the only guy I've ever seen get the entire bat head through the zone on every swing was Pete Rose.
- windward1998 - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:53 PM
The kid is having a great year and I hope this is the beginning of a great career. It still kills me that after the weekend Trout had, Harper still got most of the press. Harper is doing well, but neither his offense or defense is on the same level with Trout this season. They are only a year apart in age.
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 10, 2012 at 5:39 PM
They are only a year apart in age.
Except that year apart is huge. Here's their respective age 19 season:
Harper – .260/.331/.454, 0.785 OPS, 110 OPS+
Trout – .220/.281/.390, 0.672 OPS, 88 OPS+Yes, what Trout is doing right now is historic, as it's probably the best age 20 season in MLB history; however, what Harper is doing at age 19 is better than what Trout was doing at age 19. It's really not up for debate.
Also, Trout is getting plenty of press as well…
- apollocreed21 - Sep 11, 2012 at 7:36 PM
And Harper has had the opportunity to play every day, while Trout was only allowed to play 3 times a week. Comparing their 19-year-old seasons is somewhat pointless since one guy was given the opportunity to get regular AB's, while the other guy was only given sporadic playing time. Harper should be one of the best players in baseball within the next 5 years; Trout is the best player in baseball right now.
- cosanostra71 - Sep 10, 2012 at 2:55 PM
look forward to watching him roam center field at Angels Stadium for years to come!
- Mark - Sep 10, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Trout only has 8.5 WAR according to Fangraphs. I guess you're using baseball-reference WAR, which isn't normally as effective as Fangraphs WAR. Still cool that he's hit 10 in such little play time though.
- davemac32001 - Sep 10, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Let's get some perspective. There has to be something at least slightly wrong with WAR when it is possible that Trout is putting up the 5th or 6th best season in MLB history. I mean, he's great – no escaping that, but really? Mickey Mantle had what, 8 seasons better than this? The Mick has a career OPS+ better than this one Trout season. The kid is great, and he may be a HOF member one day, but lets take a deep breath here…
- churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged - Sep 11, 2012 at 8:20 AM
The kid is great, and he may be a HOF member one day, but lets take a deep breath here…
Well he's getting a large boost due to his defensive rating (+2.7 bWAR); however, even if we take that out it's 7.4 bWAR offensively (prorated to 10.2 if he played a full season like this). The problem with using just OPS+ as a marker is it eliminates all the other facets of the game (base running, position, and defense for instance). Looking at Mantle's 8 season's of 170 OPS+ or greater, he had the following oWAR:
11, 10.4, 10.3, 7.4, 9, 8.1, 6.4 and 5.4. So 2 years below what Trout has done so far, one year matching, and 4 years above him. Looks right to me.
- davemac32001 - Sep 12, 2012 at 2:22 AM
Base running, position and defense? Yeah, Mantle pretty much sucked at those things… lol


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30.07.05 - By M. Glass: In front of a raucous hometown crowd at Robarts Arena, China Smith upped his record to 29-2 with a unanimous decision against veteran trial horse Louis Monaco, 14-30-4. In spite of the scoring (98-91, 98-91, 97-92) Monaco managed to land enough telling blows to make Smiths task difficult.. After a few dreary rounds punctuated by wrestling and sloppy boxing by both fighters, Smith began to find the range in rounds 5, 6 and 7. Smith's offensive attack left Monaco resorting to spitting his mouthpiece out as a blatant survival tactic at least five times. In round eight, things heated up further with some competitive exchanges that saw Smith using the same tactic of spitting his mouthpiece out to weather a three punch sequence from Monaco. Smith, 26, regained the upper hand in the ninth as the 37 year old Monaco began to fade badly. In the tenth and final round the southpaw Smith was hitting the 37 year old Monaco, with straight lefts and lead right hooks. Saving the best for last Smith cornered Monaco against the ropes and landed a dozen unanswered punches just before the final bell rang in time to spare Monaco a trip to the canvas. Its been a tough few weeks prior to the fight for Smith. He was called out by veteran Oliver McCall, then had his fringe championship belt (NBA) stripped when McCall was deemed his mandatory challenger by the NBA and Smith refused to defend his title. The local press had a field day over the sequence of events printing blistering attacks on Smiths worthiness and commitment. Its possible that a recent visit by McCall to Sarasota in May had something to do with Smiths reluctance. McCall, the former world champion looked very sharp while defeating Kelvin Hale in a 8 rounder staged at the Sarasota Kennel Club. Now McCall is left with the infamous TBA (to be announced) opponent for his next scheduled fight. Apparently Smith isnt the only one that doesnt want to answer McCalls calls.
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| Crossflashing to a Ihas 124D Hey guys i've been trying to figure out a way to flash my HP DVD 1260i to an ihas 124 D. I took it apart to see what chip set it had and it is Mediatec MT1809LN which is the same as the ihas rev D. I tried flashing a the 8L05 firmware with flash utility and it gives an error right off the bat and the drive light stays on untill i reboot then its back to normal. If anyone has any ideas or knows where to point me in finding something out it would be much appreciated. |
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| I have dumped the firmware but what would i open it up with to start my search for the ID string. notepad? If i open it in notepad it just a bunch of chines characters. also where could i fine unscrambled firmware for the C and D drive just in case it turns out to be a C. If they use a different pcb then I might could compare images of them if i could find some. or what about other numbers on the PCB that might help. Also the drive was made in December. |
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Hi again, Tim wrote to me : > Janek, I think that your performance isn't affected much in > this case (since you have to make the connection again anyway, > it should take almost no time for the first attempt to fail). > I think there is a bit confusion. I'm using the text based client 'mysql' When I connect by simply running 'mysql' and the connection is timed out and when I do another query then the connection will be reestablished at once. But when I run the mysql like 'mysql -u xxx -p -h yyy' and the connection times out - then I have to run the query twice. (I wrote these error messages last time) I don't use the command line utility that much but It just got my attention that I have to run the query twice. Thanks for your comments on the subject ... Janek Hiis
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The Cost Of James Casey*UPDATE* Cut by Eagles
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Re: The Cost Of James Casey
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Couple of things when comparing the running game. In 2011 it was not all Casey. it was Vickers too. In fact, they nearly evenly split the run blocking plays that season (Casey 215; Vickers 204) which sort of tells you how the team felt about Casey's run blocking abilities since Vickers had a total of 281 plays and they were all mainly for run blocking.
None the less take PFF grades. Since 2008 Leach was top three in run blocking every season except the one we had Slaton and Moats sharing the load. Even one season Slaton averaged 4.8 with Leach. Casey? He has been graded as one of the worst run blocking fullbacks in the league generally graded in '11 and '12 in the 20's (24th and then 21st).
So yeah at FB from the blocking perspective he has been hot garbage or maybe lukewarm garbage, heh. He has other benefits which are better to be focused on while letting someone else field the lead blocking role.
Here is the deal. They had "that guy" that everyone thinks we need in the FB role, and were not willing to pay him market price. They've brought in others like him, and finally gave the role to hybrid TE. That tells me that they may not value the traditional FB role as much as some here think they should, or at least were not going to pay for it.
Casey came in and succeeded in the opportunities that were given to him. They did not ask him to be a Leach. They asked him to do something different. He was on pace for 40+ catches on the season until the last 5 games when the offense sputtered to 18 points a game. Only one FB had more receptions than Casey on the year, even with only 6 receptions in the last 5 games. Foster had 13 of his 17 rushing TD's from 3 yards or less, and while I don't have the data handy, I'll go on a limb and say Casey was lead blocker in goal situations.
I'm not going to argue that he is comparable to Leach from a blocking perspective, because he isn't. But in the role that they have placed him in, he is doing his part to make this team successful while being an incredible value financially. Casey is not hurting this team, and there are much easier targets on both sides of the ball where we can point to about needing improved play.
Casey will get more than the $615K he made this season. He deserves it and the Texans should pay it. But he shouldn't break the bank, and I doubt the team will put an offer on the table that will. If he goes in FA as a TE to another club, then so be it. But I think it would be stupid for the team to simply let him walk. He is way too versatile a player. IMHO.
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